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Two Hundred And Thirty Eighth Edition
Last autumn we used a drawing of a harvest mouse, which was done
by Matthew Arnold when he was a school boy and living in the
village. He now works at the college where the Front Cover was
brought to his notice. He still likes to sketch and kindly brought me
this delightful study of a partridge – which we are using this month.
The partridge is a medium sized brown, ground nesting game bird.
When disturbed it rises suddenly with a whirring and gliding flight.
It inhabits arable farmland and open country; it will doubtless have
had a difficult time surviving this last winter.
The coming of spring is being anticipated by the annual arrival of the
grey-lag geese and I have noticed a coot (just one at the moment!) on
the Mere. The birds are starting to sing whilst the snowdrops and
aconites look lovely in the hedgerows and on Little Green. Spring
will soon be here.
Can we please have your articles for the May Edition before the 20th
April. Please note the earlier date.
We decided it would be best for everybody to produce the Newsletter
before Easter and the Royal Wedding etc. (Hope we were right!)
Editor
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A MESSAGE OF EXPLANATION
As Joan has written in her editorial „spring is on its way‟ and so the
Newsletter has been having a bit of updating and spring cleaning!
Whilst the articles stay the same I hope you will agree that the layout
is much improved. This is not down to me but Bryn Jones, without
his expertise and knowledge this would never have happened. Bryn
has changed my computer programme to Word 2010 which is much
more user friendly and comprehensive - when I have worked my way
round it!
The full Newsletter is now available on the web site. If anyone would
like it by email for themselves or to forward to friends or relations
then that is possible so please contact us.
Contacts:
Co-editor – Joan Pillmoor – 550270
“ Susan Leeding - 551277 – [email protected]
Susan Leeding
Co-editor
BISHOP BURTON EVENTS GROUP
Dates for your diary
We are planning a Celebration of the Royal Wedding on
Saturday 30th April 2011, details to be confirmed.
Also the Hog Roast will take place on Saturday 9th July 2011
We look forward to seeing you all there!
Ann Cherry
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IAN LEAD’S GARDENING NOTES
Hostas are extremely popular ground cover plants that originally
come from Japan, China and Korea. They are particularly useful in
the garden as shade tolerant plants and they can thrive in spots where
other plants would not do well. They are primarily grown for their
attractive foliage and produce a display from early spring until
October, when they will die back naturally for the winter. The
flowers are usually lavender-blue or purple, however some people
prefer to cut the flowers off when they appear, in order to keep the
foliage looking good for longer.
Their leaves come in a wide range of shapes, colours, sizes and
textures, and may be solid in colour or variegated in different
combinations of blue, green, white and gold. Most variegated hostas
look at their best with some sun, preferably early in the day. Blue
Hostas need early-season sun to be their bluest but too much sun later
in the year will melt the wax on their leaves.
Another reason that Hostas are such popular plants is that they are
generally easy and long-lived plants, relatively disease free, requiring
little care other than watering and some fertiliser to enhance growth.
They will benefit from a light mulching of well-rotted manure or leaf
mould in early spring, but be careful not to cover the crowns as this
can cause them to rot. Now is a good time to mulch them as their new
shoots are showing and you can be sure to avoid covering the crown.
It is important to use well-rotted mulch or you may be providing the
perfect home for their most common pest - slugs.
Hostas are notoriously a favourite food for slugs and snails which
cause extensive damage to many Hosta collections. There are many
methods of controlling slugs and snails. If you use slug pellets, put
them down early before your Hostas are in leaf. This is when they
begin their reproductive cycle and if you can exterminate one slug
before it has hundreds of babies, you may be able to prevent the
problem. The pellets can be placed under a piece of slate near to the
base of the Hosta and this will protect them from the rain and
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prevents them being picked up by pets. Slugs and snails are nocturnal
foragers and if you go out at night with rubber gloves, a torch and a
bucket you may be able to catch them on your plants and destroy
them. They also love to hide in crevices, under plant pots and behind
stones. So make sure that there is as little garden rubbish around as
possible. Take their hiding places away. If your Hostas are in pots,
you can protect the pots with vaseline or maintenance spray which
will make them greasy, preventing the slugs and snails from climbing
up.
Other methods include beer traps, copper strips and gritty materials
such as sharp grit or crushed oyster shells. You could trap them by
laying wet newspaper on the ground overnight. They will be easily
found the next day when you check beneath these. If you have tried
these methods and are still having problems you may wish to try a
garlic wash. To make a garlic wash, boil two crushed bulbs of garlic
in a pan of water for 3 or 4 minutes. Strain the mixture and then mix
one tablespoon of garlic wash to a gallon of water and sprinkle onto
the leaves in dry conditions. This method will need to be repeated
every two weeks. The mixture will apparently dry on the leaves
making them rather unappealing to slugs and snails.
Some popular cultivars include "Sum and Substance" which has
yellow-green leaves and thrives in sun or partial shade, it grows to a
height of 30 inches and a spread of 4ft. "Francee" has olive-green
leaves with white margins and reaches a height of 55 inches with a
spread of 3ft. "Gold Standard" has green-yellow leaves fading
through yellow to cream with dark green margins. It will grow to a
height of 26 inches with a spread of 3ft.
Although most Hostas are grown for their foliage, some of the newer
varieties are being bred with fragrant flowers. "Guacamole" produces
3ft tall flower stalks, bearing fragrant white flowers. It has avocado-
green foliage with a bluish-green edge that reaches 18 inches tall with
a 26 inch spread. It will thrive in partial shade where the sun can
brighten the leaf centres.
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MY OTHER LIFE
It was warm by the Aga, warm piled up with Old Gruff and Angus,
the moon casting a peaceful eye through the thin gingham. Old Gruff
yelped in his sleep, twitched through his rabbit-chasing dreams, his
claws raking my neck.
The pain took me back, back to that child with her pinching fingers
and biting teeth. "Naughty puppy!" she'd admonished "There now,
I've bitten you back." Then she'd sat on the steps and cuddled me. I'd
licked her pink face; got slapped for that. Out she'd flounced,
slamming the gate.
Hunched in the kennel, I shivered. Rain dribbled through the roof,
wind stabbed in. I longed for my brothers and sisters. Where were
they? Had they been chosen by children, just as I'd been chosen by
Little Miss Pink?
The kitchen door opened. He was coming. Scampering to the gate I
wagged and wagged, paws scrabbling at the wire. He'd brought me
here in his posh, warm Range Rover. He'd love me.
His fat hand pushed me back, threw a handful of biscuits into the
yard.
Without a word he hurried in, collar high against the wind. That night
it snowed.
As grey streaks brushed the sky, he came again, tossed in a turkey
bone, and left. Later, Little Miss Pink brought a boy to see me. He
brought a ball, threw it for me, kicked it for me. Kicked me. Little
Miss Pink giggled. They left - left me with a turkey bone and bruises.
I heard the Range Rover start up. Wagged and wagged at the gate.
Were they taking me home? Was I going home? No. Off they drove -
him, Little Miss Pink, the kicking boy and a lady with long, yellow
hair and red nails. I hadn't seen her before.
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It was ages before I saw her again. That was when the man came. He
knocked at the kitchen door. I wagged and wagged at the yard gate,
scrabbling my paws on the wire. He spoke kindly; spoke sternly to
her when she came. "Your dog," he said, "could I take a look at her?"
He showed her a card. "I can't open that gate," she replied. "My nails
aren't dry. What's it about?"
He came into my yard: rubbed my ears, felt my ribs, spoke gently.
Then he looked around, retched at the filth, picked his way through
the piles to the old tank from which I drank, stroked away the slime
from the surface, huffed and grunted as he made notes. I followed
him to my kennel. The roof had collapsed by then, held only by a
web of felt, rain puddled on the concrete. He sighed. And then he left,
left with me.
It was warm by the Aga, warm piled up with Old Gruff and Angus,
the moon casting a peaceful eye through the thin gingham. Old Gruff
stretched again. I snuggled into him, sighed. Tomorrow we'd be
chasing rabbits. My other life was over.
Rescue Dog Gina Douthwaite
BISHOP BURTON GOLFING SOCIETY
The Spring meeting of the society will take place at the K.P.Club,
Kilnwick Percy on Thursday 12th
May. Tee off at 12.30pm.
As usual there will be a meal at the Altisidora in the evening and
Members will be informed of the full details.
New members are always welcome.
Rob Douthwaite - 550587
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BISHOP BURTON NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
Recently there has been an increase in the numbers of door to door
salesmen visiting our homes. If you would like a door sticker
discouraging unwanted callers then please contact your co-ordinator.
Has anyone else seen a small blue/green saloon car roaring round the
village? The registration number would be very useful. Please phone
me on 550733.
If you have a computer then this e-mail scam may interest you. The
e-mail purports to be from HM Revenue and Customs and claims you
are eligible for a refund. Click on „Refund me now‟ and enter your
bank details and the scam is complete. E-mails can also allegedly be
from banks and government departments wanting only your bank
details so they can get at your money.
„If it sounds too good to be true then it usually is – beware‟
Gerry Brooks - 550733
THE BUS SHELTER
Do look into the bus shelter next time you go by. Sue Ellerington
and David Joliffe have cleaned it and David has painted it – it looks
great. Well done to you both and thank you for doing a good job.
P.S. Nine days later the bus shelter is full of graffiti again - so heart
breaking after all that hard work.
ENGAGEMENT
We are delighted to hear the news that Ian Barwick of School Green
is engaged to marry Liz Newman. We wish them every happiness in
their life together.
Editor
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ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH NEWS
Dear Friends,
We were beginning to wonder whether the winter would ever end!
The one good thing to say about the snow and cold is that we
certainly met our neighbours and had opportunity to help each other
out. Many folk, though, were pretty much housebound for weeks, and
even those of us who could get out were longing for some sunshine
and warmth.
And now at last the days are growing longer, there is warmth in the
sun, aconites, snowdrops and even daffodils are beginning to show.
The season of Lent has been overlaid with different meanings
throughout the years. One thing it refers to is „lengthening‟, the
longer hours of daylight with the coming of Spring. It also refers to
our longing for new life, and our season of preparation for it. In the
church we do this by hearing again the story of God‟s longing for his
people and their yearning for God. We think about the things that
keep us from being at peace with ourselves, with each other and with
God – and we hear again what God has done in Jesus to reconcile us.
We look towards Easter, our great celebration of the new life that is
possible for all of us because God raised Jesus from death. God
showed that his light in the world cannot be overcome by any of the
destructive darkness that threatens us – the forces of fear, jealousy,
betrayal, violence that crucified Jesus.
You are welcome to join any of the worship in our churches over
Lent as we tell again the great story of God‟s love for the world.
The psalmist speaks in Psalm 107 of various groups
of people who came to know their need of God
during particular difficulties. „Some wandered in
desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in,
hungry and thirsty‟ – „Some sat in darkness and
gloom, prisoners in affliction. They cried to the Lord
in their trouble‟ – „Some became fools through their
rebellious ways and suffered sickness so they could
not eat‟. In each case, God saves them in just the way
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they long for:
For the wanderers: „He led them by a straight way to a city where
they could settle‟
For the prisoners: „He brought them out of darkness .. and broke
away their chains‟
For the sick: „He sent forth his word and healed them‟
Our prayer in Lent is that God will meet us at our point of deepest
need, that we will be blessed with the fullness of life that Jesus came
to bring, and by his grace, share that good news with all who long to
hear it.
Peace – Angela Bailey, Rector
Date Activity Cleaning
Sunday 6th
March
6.30pm
Evensong Mrs H Hayward
Sunday 13th
March
11.00am
Holy Communion Mrs S Francis
Sunday 20th
March
11.00am
United Service at the
Methodist Chapel
Mrs S Pickering
Sunday 27th
March
11.00am
Family Service for
Lent
Miss H M Swann
Sunday 2nd
April TBA Mothering Sunday Mrs M Wray
Sunday 9th
April
11.00am
Holy Communion Mrs M Cutland
Sunday 16th
April
11.00am
Joint Service at All
Saints
Mrs S Thomas
Friday 22nd
April Good
Friday 2.00pm
Service of Meditation
Sunday 24th
April
Easter Day 11.00am
Holy Communion Mrs M White
Sunday 1st May
6.30pm
Evensong Mrs A Danforth
No Flowers during Lent
Easter Flowers 24th
April and 1st May – Miss HM Swann
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ALL SAINTS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Thursday April 7th
2011
7.30. p.m. in Church
I hope that many of you will be able to come along to this meeting to
find out what has been going on in your Parish church during the past
year and hear about our hopes for the future.
It is at this meeting that there is the opportunity for folks to offer to
help in some capacity, perhaps by becoming a member of the PCC. If
you have would like to find out more please contact me on 01482
841875.
RuthNewton
(Curate)
CONGRATULATIONS TO GILLIAN CRUDDAS
Geoff and Marjorie Purdey‟s daughter, Gillian, was awarded the
M.B.E. in the Queen‟s New Year Honours list for service to tourism
and we send her our warmest congratulations.
Editor
METHODIST NEWS
If you are like me, you must be longing for spring and some warmer
weather - we all need the magic of sunshine! It always amazes me
that the snowdrops, primroses and crocus make such a „show‟ despite
the lack of sun. Easter being so late this year will surely be warm,
and especially for the Royal Wedding!
The Annual Women‟s Day of Prayer service is again at Toll Gavel,
written this year by the women of Chile, do make a date in your
diary. We also invite you to any of our services and particularly to
the United service on Sunday 20th
March, led by the Rev‟d Joy
Margerison, who with husband Nigel are enjoying their „retirement‟
in Leconfield. As at All Saints coffee and biscuits will be served
after the service.
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The Beverley Circuit is hoping later in the year to celebrate the 400
years since the publication of the King James Bible, as our
superintendent Minister Ruth Compton remarked in the Contact
magazine, on the wonderful readings on Radio 4 of extracts from
familiar biblical stories, and on the exquisite language and poetry.
We will soon be in the season of Lent, there will be a series of
meetings in Beverley, with Mothering Sunday on the middle Sunday
of 8th
April, Good Friday and the wonder of Easter Day.
Our special love and prayers go to Helen Hurst who is moving to the
Rowans in Kirkella at the weekend – 26th
February.
Our special Easter Greetings
Pat Byass
Date and time Activity
Friday 4th
March 2.00pm Women‟s World Day of Prayer. Toll
Gavel
Sunday 6th
March 6.00pm Mr David Eade
Tuesday 8th
March Shrove Tuesday
Wednesday 9th
March Ash Wednesday
Sunday 13th
March 6.00pm Rev‟d Ruth Crompton
Sunday 20th
March
11.00am
United Service (Chapel) Rev‟d
Margerison
Sunday 27th
March 6.00pm Rev‟d Liz Allison
Sunday 3rd
April 6.00pm Mothering Sunday Rev‟d Michael
Bowman
Sunday 10th
April 6.00pm Rev‟d Ruth Crompton
Sunday 17th
April 11.00am United Service Parish Church
Friday 22nd
April 9.30am Good Friday Toll Gavel
Sunday 24th
April 6.00pm Easter Day Rev‟d Liz Allison HC
Friday 29th April The Royal Wedding
Sunday 19th
June Rev‟d Ruth Newton‟s ordination at York
Minster by Archbishop Sentamu
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All Saints/Bishop Burton Methodist Church
MOTHERING SATURDAY WORKSHOP
Saturday 2nd April 2.00pm to 3.30pm, Methodist Church
Come along and have some fun preparing gifts for Mothering Sunday
Make cards, decorate plant pots, make a basket fill with sweets and much more.
No need to pre-book-just turn up on the day.
For children aged 5-11 (Under 5s to be accompanied by an adult)
Contact Ruth Newton, Curate (01482 841875)
THE ANSWERS TO MADGE’S ANAGRAMS
Santa – Beard, Rudolph, presents, sleigh, reindeer, sack.
Dances – Fandango, gay gordons, limbo, jitterbug, flamenco, hokey
cokey.
Monsters – Dragon, vampire, devil, werewolf, spook, banshee.
Bedroom items – Alarm clock, wardrobe, shelf, sofa bed, sheet,
mattress.
Seaside towns – St. Ives, Weymouth, Bournemouth, Brighton,
Blackpool, Penzance.
ARRIVAL
To Steve and Ruth (nee Oxtoby) Mortimer a baby girl called Isabel
who will have seven cousins to play with. Congratulations and we
send you all our best wishes
Editor
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BEVERLEY AERODROME AND BISHOP BURTON – 8
In this article we will focus on three men who died towards the end
of the war. Two of them, Frederick Young and Kenneth Vick, are
buried in St. Mary‟s cemetery in Beverley although neither appears to
have had any special connection with the town. The third airman to
be buried in St Mary‟s was Lieutenant Harry Teetzel, the Canadian
who was the subject of the fifth article of the series. The third person
to feature in this article is Harry Isherwood.
The first person to be allocated to the office of coroner was St. John
of Beverley in 924. More widely though, it has been the duty of
coroners since 1194 to investigate the circumstances of unnatural,
sudden, or suspicious deaths, and deaths in prison. The post they
occupied was originally “keeper of the crown‟s pleas” but this was
shortened to “crowner” and then “coroner”. Until 1926 all inquests
were held before a jury. The main surviving record of the coroners'
hearings is usually the individual inquest or inquisition, giving the
verdict, name, date, time, cause and place of death with the signatures
of the jurors.
The coroner for the East Riding was Sir Luke White MP, a solicitor
and justice of the peace. His deputy was Herbert Brown, a Driffield
solicitor and clerk to the Urban District Council. Sir Luke became
coroner in 1897 and held the position during the war. He died in 1920
in penury in the Driffield Workhouse Infirmary but his last few years
were touched by scandal as he and his deputy were arrested on fraud
charges. Brown was acquitted but Sir Luke‟s health prevented the
matter being processed to a conclusion.
Inquests were held for each these airmen as they were for the others.
Some are reported in a very perfunctory way in the local press but
towards the end of the war, some of the stresses and strains of these
premature deaths begin to filter through.
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Kenneth Vick was the son of a Baptist minister. His father attended
the inquest but was told that his son‟s death would be considered by a
Special Accidents Committee which he would not be able to attend.
Sir Luke probably took some offence at this and may well have
induced a fellow Liberal MP, Robert Outhwaite to ask a question in
the House of Commons of the then Secretary for War, Mr
Macpherson. Juries were also upset at being asked to give verdicts
with little information being presented or scant regard being paid to
due process. The account of the inquest into Harry Isherwood‟s death
reports a complaint that it took over 6 hours to report the accident to
the police by which time much evidence was no longer available to
them. In Frederick Young‟s inquest, there was criticism that his
instructor had failed to attend.
Frederick Young died in his first flight in a service aircraft while
Kenneth Vick already had two years‟ experience of flying while
stationed in France having enlisted in the London Rifles as a private
at the outset of war. The men came to flying in very different ways.
Frederick was the son of a boot-maker who had moved to
Bournemouth having developed his skills in the Addle Hill area of
the City of London, well known for its boot-makers, before moving
out to Croydon with his wife. He and Annie started their family in
Bournemouth and Frederick was their first son, born in 1898.
Harry Isherwood was the last airman to die at the aerodrome, three
weeks before the end of the war. The inquest received a quite graphic
account of his accident:
“The deceased was a pilot in one of four aeroplanes which set off in
formation under Captain Bembridge. At about 10.45 three of the
machines were over an agricultural town at 5,000 feet. The captain
was leading the formation and started a dive at about 120 miles per
hour.
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The deceased was flying on the leader’s left and he also started
diving and subsequently dived vertically behind the tail of the
captain’s machine. The captain watched him, and he suddenly pulled
out of the dive with a great wrench sideways. The machine then
dived again and went straight down to earth in a series of dives and
turns. The machine was a total wreck. The control parts were found
to be in order and the supposition was that the deceased had fainted
otherwise the cause was not explainable.”
Henry was the son of Rupert and Bertha Isherwood. Rupert was a
commercial traveller for a paint and varnish manufacturer in Bolton.
Kenneth Vick was born in Loughborough to a Baptist minister, the
Reverend C W Vick and his wife, Agnes. Much of Kenneth‟s youth
would have been spent in the Brondesbury area of North London and
he worked as a clerk in a tourist office before the war. He appears on
another memorial that probably hung in the Baptist chapel where his
father was minister. It was though discovered in a rather sad state in
the back garden of a nearby Highgate film producer.
[An extended version of this article with photographs is on the
village web site]
Bryn Jones with Peter Baker
DARBY AND JOAN
On the 25th
January we had our belated Christmas lunch at the
Altisidora. We had a super meal which we all enjoyed. We have
very few members at the moment. If anyone would like to join us
they will be very welcome. Just come along to the Village hall at
2pm on Tuesday‟s.
The next meeting is on the 8th
March.
Janet Oxtoby
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STILL WAITING?
On Friday 21 January a relatively small but happy band of villagers
made their way to the Village Hall for the Other Lives performance
of Samuel Beckett‟s “Waiting for Godot”. Those of you who stayed
behind in the warmth of your hearths missed an excellent, though
somewhat mystifying, evening. The play has previously been
described as “totally absurd but at the same time has you glued to
your seat wondering what is going to happen next”. In truth nothing
happens next despite the best efforts of the cast!
The play is set over two days and is basically about two men who
have fallen on hard times and who are waiting for a third, Godot, to
appear. This Godot somehow has the power to change their lives for
the better and the two men, Estragon (played by Mike Burton) and
Vladimir (played by Neil King) are prepared to wait and wait for his
appearance. Indeed, when he fails to appear on the first day, they
return for a second equally tedious day of waiting. Whilst doing so
they philosophise, sing, indulge in friendly banter, fall out, make up,
eat a carrot and turnip, contemplate suicide but decide against this in
case one of them is left behind and finally decide to do nothing as
this is the safest option. Their waiting is only broken by the arrival of
Pozzo (played by Gordon Meredith) and his slave, Lucky, (played by
Jamie Blake). The focus now switches to the relationship between
these two characters which changes from Act 1 to Act 2 when Pozzo,
for some unexplained reason, has gone blind. Like Estragon and
Vladimir, this odd couple have been together for many, many years
and can‟t live without one another despite their treatment of each
other. Perhaps this is Beckett‟s interpretation of married life or
simply of any long term friendship or relationship. This is as good an
interpretation as any – and there have been many!
Beckett himself has said that people always try and read too much
into the play. Many have said that Godot obviously symbolises God
and, indeed, there are many biblical references throughout the play
but Beckett has dismissed this. One thing he is insistent about is the
wearing of bowler hats by Estragon and Vladimir. Beckett was Irish
and it was the custom to wear these in Ireland when he was growing
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up – indeed when he returned from France where he was living and
writing sporting a beret, he was immediately criticised by his family
for letting the side down.
Whatever the interpretation, the performance by Other Lives
certainly had us all glued to our seats. The acting was superb
throughout by an excellent cast, although special mention should go
to Gordon Meredith as Pozzo, having been plucked out from the am
dram Beverley Theatre Company for his first professional play.
Director Richard Avery certainly got the best out of his cast and word
has it that the Bishop Burton audience was the most appreciative the
group encountered on their travels around the villages!
We look forward to the next production.
Pat MacKenzie
NEW ARRIVAL
To William and Emma (nee Oxtoby) Harrison a son, Samuel was
born on the 19th
November 2010. A grandson for David and Janet
Oxtoby. Congratulations and best wishes to you all.
Editor
PARISH NOTICE BOARD
The Annual Parish Open meeting will be held at 7.30pm on Monday,
28th
March in the Village Hall.
Please come along and enter into the discussions on the many and
varied topics covered at these annual meetings.
If there is any matter which requires some Parish Council research
prior to the meeting please let one of the Councillors know.
Sue Ellerington
Vice Chairman - 01964 550294
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LENTWISE OR LENT WHY’S ?
Do you sometimes wonder what life is all about, or have the feeling
there must be more to life than at present? You are not alone. Come
and join us for five Tuesday evenings when we will work through a
study guide titled Lentwise by Paula Gooder, based on some answers
given in John‟s gospel – where several people are found asking some
of the deeper questions that concern them. There will many groups
in and around Beverley doing the same course. The topics in the book
are:
Compass: Finding direction Tues. 15th
March
Nourishment: Keeping going Tues. 22nd
March
Light: Gaining wisdom Tues. 29nd
March
Shelter: Finding security Tues. 5th
April
Water: Enjoying refreshment Tues. 12th
April
The evenings are for anyone who is interested to explore some of the
answers given in the bible, whether or not you have ever checked
them out before. In fact it will be great if there are some people who
have never done so seriously and have plenty of questions like the
people mentioned in the passages we will look at. No commitment
will be expected – this is just an invitation to look and see!
We will meet from 7.30 – 9.00 including coffee, cake and chat at Red
House, The Green (overlooking the small pond) in a relaxed and very
informal atmosphere. You will be very welcome. If you are interested
and not sure please get in touch with any of us.
Ruth Newton 01482-841875 [email protected]
Nigel & Mary Cutland 01964-550444
[email protected] or [email protected]
PS For anyone interested to get a preview there will be “An Evening
with Paula Gooder” at Beverley Minster - 7.30 – 9.00 on Monday
March 7th
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YORKSHIRE COUNTRYWOMENS ASSOCIATION
January 10th
2011
At last, with the snow gone, the YCA was able to celebrate
Christmas. About 80 members and their guests gathered to partake of
a traditional Christmas meal, prepared by Jenny Winn and her
delightful team. Was it me or did it seem better than ever? The meal
was preceded by Bucks Fizz served by Jack and Muriel Wray and
there was time for a chat and an attempt at the most challenging quiz
that Charleyne could find. The meal over, coffee and mince pies were
served and it was time listen to Chrissy Clarke singing a variety of
well-known songs.
Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves - it‟s probable that next year‟s
party may be held in January too. It certainly helped to dispel those
January Blues!
February 14th
2011
Pete Short of the R.S.P.B. came to give a talk and slides about the
Nature Reserve at Blacktoft Sands near Goole. This was an excellent
talk and well received by the 50 or so members and guests who
attended. Pete described the year at Blacktoft starting with the
appearance of the tiny yellow coltsfoot flowers which he saw as the
harbinger of Spring .He then went on to describe the various birds
which could be seen and the way in which he and his team managed
the environment to ensure that bird numbers remained healthy and
sustainable.
After a few questions from the floor, Tea was served and Pete was
happy to chat with people about what is obviously his ideal
occupation. Many of us vowed to visit Blacktoft as soon as the days
get a bit warmer.
March14th
2011
Brenda Stapleton will give a talk on quilts and quilting. This lady was
recommended by Wendy Abram, so it should be interesting!
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April 11th
2011
Betty Lowe returns to give a cookery demonstration
Finally, we send our thoughts and prayers to Helen Hurst who is still
in Hospital and hope that she will soon feel better. Our good wishes
also go to Sue Thomas who has suffered a fractured wrist after a
nasty fall.
Sue Brooks
Programme Secretary
BISHOP BURTON PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES Minutes of the meeting held on Monday 4 October 2010.
Present: Cllr David Oxtoby (Chairman); Cllr Mrs Sue Ellerington (Vice-Chairman); Cllr Ben Byass; Cllr Martin Gray; Cllr David Jolliffe; Cllr Rodger Middleton;
Cllr Trevor Thomas; Cllr Jack Wray.
To note: Cllr Middleton and Cllr Thomas left the meeting after the Open Forum.
10.276 Apologies for absence
Cllr Hilary Swann
10.277 Declaration of Members’ Interests
None to be declared
10.278 Open Forum
The issue was raised regarding the speed of traffic coming into the village. There
were particular concerns regarding the entrance into the village from York
travelling to Beverley. The property on the corner, Green Banks, had been
knocked numerous times and, just recently, there had been an accident and one of the vehicles hit Alma House. It was agreed by all that a letter should be sent to
East Riding Council requesting a flashing speed limit sign be erected at the
western approach to the village on the A1079. Humberside Police were to be
asked to support this request.
10.279 Minutes of previous meeting
The Minutes of the meeting held on 12 July 2010, having been previously
circulated, but with one slight alteration to be made to the comments made by Cllr
Jolliffe, were approved as an accurate record of events and duly signed by the Chairman.
10.280 Matters Arising:
a) Dalegate/Pit drain - it was reported that the drain was now working very
well. East Riding Council had done a splendid job as had Phil Ellerington and his workers. Sincere appreciation was extended to all
who had been involved. A letter had been sent to East Riding Council‟s
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Highways Department thanking them for the work they had done.
b) History board -– As requested, the Clerk had been in touch with both
Lockington Parish Council and Newbald Parish Council. Neither had
purchased a new history board, they had renewed the box which housed the history board and they can offer no suggestions as to where a more
up to date map can be obtained. Cllr Wray stated that he would
investigate what could be done to improve or repair the present box
which housed the History Board.
c) Bus Shelter funding – no further information has been passed on by Cllr
Mrs Pollard as to any funding opportunities with ERYC. The Clerk had
been in contact with East Yorkshire Motor Services and had been
informed that they do not fund bus shelters as this should be organised by ERYC
d) Adoption of Bryan Mere Green – The Clerk has been in contact with the
Terrier Section at ERYC (Debbie Smedley) and had been informed that
Bryan Mere Green is considered to be part of the Village Green and is therefore already adopted by the Parish Council. The clerk was asked to
obtain a copy of the definitive map of the Parish as there were issues of
concern regarding when the area was adopted, there were issues
regarding the ownership of the road passing through the Green and the
adoption of street furniture.
e) New Litter Bins – Cllr Gray had been in contact with East Riding
Council regarding the cost of litter bins and it would appear that, if the
bins are purchased through East Riding Council, a saving of 20% could be made. Cllr Gray was authorised to decide on the type of bins to be
ordered and arrange this through East Riding Council.
f) Grit boxes – It was reported that Cllr Byass and Cllr Gray had replaced
all the salt bins in the correct locations. The bins had all been cleaned, the solidified salt mixture at the bottom of the bins had been removed.
They have been re-filled ready for use. Grateful thanks were recorded to
Cllr Byass and Cllr Gray for their efforts. Cllr Oxtoby agreed to ring East
Riding Council and confirm the bins were now in place.
g) Dog fouling – It was reported that there were still issues of concern
throughout the Village with the main areas of concern being Mill Lane,
Joby and Finkle Street. The Clerk was asked to get in touch with the Dog
Warden at East Riding Council to ask that patrols of these areas are intensified.
h) Johnson‟s pond - The Chairman and V Chairman had a meeting with
Mrs Dawson, the College Principal, and she was going to see what work
her students could carry out. It was agreed that assistance with Johnsons Pond would have a positive impact on the image of students within the
Parish
The Clerk reported that she had received the following details:
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DC/10/02414/PLF/EASTSE/SL – erection of two single storey buildings to be used as a dog grooming and boarding kennels at Bishop Burton College consent
granted.
DC/10/02666/STPLF/STRAT/SR1 – erection of a beef unit at Bishop Burton
College – consent granted.
DC/10/01937/PLF/EASTSE/MC1 – Alterations and extensions to existing farm
office building to form a rural business centre at Bishop Burton College – consent
granted.
10.282 Finance
The following payments were approved:
M Gray – cleaning pond £940.00
NPower - £1456.58 – Cllr Mrs Ellerington to contact
NPower regarding this account J Turnbull £1116.25
Yorkshire Water £21.90
BB Darby & Joan Society £361.00
BB Village Hall £611.00 Parochial Church Council £349.00
Parochial Church Council £31.00
BB News £311.00
BB Newsletter £50.00
Ralph Hansby Charity £311.00
Bonfire Night donation £25.00
10.283 Any other business
Village Shop sign for A1079 – Enquiries had been made to see if it would be
possible for a brown „tourism‟ sign could be erected advertising the village shop –
East Riding Council would not sanction this and neither could a sign be erected on
Council owned land – this included grass verges. However, there was no such restriction on private land and it was agreed that the College and Andrew Oxtoby
should be approached. It was agreed that the Parish Council should support the
Village Shop in any way possibly to ensure its future. Cllr Gray agreed to have a
word with the shop keepers about this.
Report on meeting with College Principal – It was reported that a meeting had
been held during August when it had been agreed that there should be a zero
tolerance to unacceptable behaviour within the Village. There had been some
issues over some students plus very loud music as a result of a „fresher‟s ball‟ – two in a week. However, the noise levels had been monitored by the College and
the levels were within the legally defined guidelines. It was agreed with the
Principal that notice would be printed in the Newsletter when events were taking
place.
2011 meeting dates – the following were agreed -17 January, 28 March, 23 May,
11 July, 3 October and 5 December
10.284 Correspondence
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ERYC B1248 – Dog Kennel Lane/Leconfield Road/Main Street – parishes of Molescroft, Cherry Burton and Bishop Burton – 30-mph and 50 mph
speed limit and amendment details.
Parish News – September and October
The Humber Playing fields Association newsletter
Campaign to protect Rural England – Countryside Voice Fieldwork
10.285 Any other issues of concern
The following were brought to the attention of the meeting:
The Dunning family had been in touch with Cllr Mrs Ellerington to ask if it would
be in order to plant some crocuses in the grass verges in memory of Jim. This was
agreed by all.
Concern had been registered regarding the cutting of the grass verges in Cold Harbour Road. The contracted second cut had had to be made even though the
grass did not need cutting. It was agreed that the Clerk should write to East Riding
Council to see if they could justify a second cut before carrying it out. It was
agreed that this could be a useful cost-cutting exercise.
Cllr Byass raised concerns regarding the overhanging trees and the overgrown
verge on the south side of Walkington Heads between the junction of Burton Gates
and Finchcroft Lane. This area has been the site of several accidents, especially
during the winter. The Clerk was asked to contact Walkington Parish Council expressing our concerns, as the south side of Walkington Heads is in their
jurisdiction.
Cllr Oxtoby had been approached by Mr Lund regarding a replacement tree on the
Green. Mr Lund had kindly offered to purchase, plant and look after the tree and had suggested an Alder. It was agreed that a Sweet Chestnut would be more
suitable as this species is not susceptible to the disease Bleeding Stem Canker and
would also be more sympathetic to the type of planting already in place.
Concerns had been registered regarding the footpath from Cherry Burton to the roundabout. Cllr Oxtoby had done some investigating and reported that the
overhanging hedge would be cut back in the New Year.
10.286 Date of next meeting
Monday 6 December 2010 (postponed to 17th January 2011 due to the weather)
Printed and published at Post Cottage, Bishop Burton
1st March 2011